The Coventry firm are known as The Sphincters and they take no shit.
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/c ... g-11156628 A fan attacked players with a corner flag during a mass brawl at the end of a non-league football match between Coventry United and Nuneaton Griff last night.
Players, supporters and coaching staff were all reported to have been involved as punches were thrown when a handful of fans invaded the pitch as the final whistle was blown.
The encounter always promised to be fiercely competitive with the local rivals sitting in second and third place in Midlands Division One.
Temperatures rose as Coventry United came from behind at Sphinx Drive to win 3-2 via a penalty in the second minute of stoppage time at the end of the game.
David Deakin, BBC Coventry and Warwickshire’s non-league correspondent, was covering the match as the trouble unfolded.
The broadcaster said he was concerned someone could have been seriously injured as fists flew.
David Deakin, BBC Coventry and Warwickshire’s non-league correspondent, who was at the Coventry United v Nuneaton Griff match when a brawl broke out on the pitch at the end of the gameDavid Deakin, BBC Coventry and Warwickshire’s non-league correspondent, who was at the Coventry United v Nuneaton Griff match when a brawl broke out on the pitch at the end of the game
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He said: “Coventry United supporters ran on the pitch and there were a couple of punches thrown at the Griff centre-half.
“The Cov United players then went in to defend the fan. There were about 20 fans on the pitch to begin with.
“One fan had a corner flag in his hands and was swinging it at players.
“The coaches and subs sprinted from the dug out to act as peacemakers but then other people got involved. There were a few punches being thrown and the coaches were on the receiving end of a few.